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... and thanks to Debra (Pae and Syd's mom) and Abbey ... I have an AVATAR!! It's my dear Millie-Moo! What do you think? :)

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Is there such a thing? What got my mind thinking is: I have a friend (a man) at the dog park who is struggling emotionally over having his male puppy neutered. It's somewhat comical, and we tease him about it. He is totally for spaying and neutering, but when it comes down to it, struggles...

Hi All. I've been using an ergometer (indoor rower) but it aggravates my bulging disc. :( So I am going to switch to an indoor bike. I've never had one and don't know much about them. The only time time I've tried one (at the PT's) it was a Nautalus w/magnetic resistence. Pricing a similar...

Just wondering what people would suggest here ... Winston's got some matts on the fine / long hairs of his inner thigh. It's very close to his genitles, and he struggles a lot as I work on them. They're small now ... but you know how that is .... by next week they will be big. And I am...

Whenever I can, I head deep into the woods to a hay-bale hut for some "alone" time. It's a hermitage, waaaay off-grid, for meditation. Anyway... since my husband's on vacation and can watch the kids, I've been able to go for some much needs hours by myself this week. But yesterday, I found...

Millie, our rescue from MO, who came last year, we think out of byb/puppy mill situation as a breeder, had her annual. A couple of interesting things - - First of all, my formally "feral" gal was able to, for the FIRST time, go into the appointment all by herself. She didn't need her...

The Times printed an article http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/have-you-tripped-over-your-dog/#comment-2673275 on research that shows a significant amount of falls that require medical treatment are caused by tripping over pet dogs. Afterwards, there are a bunch of comments by readers...

I just got a huge coupon in my email ... this is where I get my dog food. great company ... the cheapest orijen I can find on the web. good customer service/promt. here's the code Pet3618 Please let me know if you see this and use the code as I don't know if people want me to post these...

Can someone please re-post a recipe for Blue Magic? I just bought the alcohol, gentian violet (two percent) and the boric acid. I've looked thru the search engine and can't find it and can't find it paging back here over the last several months. Also: 1- Is "household" (this is the label's...

Winston and Millie are pretty much done. I'd say they began in mid-Feb and finished in the first week of March. My clothes are looking less hairy.... they're looking pretty fine w/all the grooming I've been doing. Our blow was precipitated by a one day thaw in mid February. It wasn't that...

Millie, ever since I got her now seven months ago, has had very waxy ears. She's a seven year old rescue with unknown history -- turned into a pound, probably an overbred BYB or mill dog. And ... of course, the proverbial heart of gold. :) When we first got her and Winston, I brought them to...

I just have to say, I've had both my newfies on Orijen for six months, and I am so impressed. I just spent the last several weeks doing blow-out grooming and had them professionally trimmed/bathed. The finished product is amazing. I have NEVER seen newfs with coats this glossy and healthy...

Someone at the dog park, who has a golden, purchased a furminator and said that a bottle of rub-in coat cleaner was included because you can't use the furminator when the coat is dirty. Has anyone used a waterless shampoo on a newf? I would be hesitant to use any leave-in product, thinking it...

Today was a shocker. Many will recall that Winston, our two-year old rehome that came this summer, possesses as his main "fault" a food obsession. Counter surfing, picnic busting, BBQ disrupting, butter stealer, cookie scarfer ..... nothing is safe. He's not alone in his bad habits ... as...